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Here are some of my favorite tweets from the last few weeks.  This is one of the blessings of social media where we can hear the gospel from people all over the world. If you like the tweet, go and follow the person on Twitter.  When I go to church, I need the message of death and resurrection over and over and over. @BlingfortheKing It is not much use if we are experts in identifying sin, only to be novices at applying grace. @JMellinger The theology of the word of God, properly understood, never just defines who God is. It redefines who you are as his children. @PaulTripp I've got to take myself back to the Gospel over & over & over & over again, & I've got to pray "God, help me remember." @ElyseFitz Jesus’ crucifixion and resurrection is the center of the gospel. We deserve to die, but Jesus died in our place. #thegospelprojectkids        

Here are some of my favorite tweets from the last few weeks.  This is one of the blessings of social media where we can hear the gospel from people all over the world. If you like the tweet, go and follow the person on Twitter.  In our every interaction with others, especially those with whom we disagree, let us say to ourselves, ''This is one for whom Christ died.'' @birdchadlouis A gospel-centered sermon is a shared feast. A "how-to" sermon is directions to a taco stand the board of health shut down 2000 years ago. @jaredcwilson It is not our sacrifice that saves us. God's plan of redemption is primarily about his sacrifice, not ours. @WillWalker  I don't object the importance of growing as believers. I object subjective interpretations of growth that turn into self salvation projects. @julianbrooks16 The blood of Jesus, the sacrificial Lamb of God, is our assurance that God keeps his promises. @WillWalker But on each step of the way fait...

I recently finished Getting Jesus Wrong by Matt Johnson.  I would recommend this book to discover if you have accepted a false view of Jesus.  Johnson has a great understanding of law and gospel and how a focus on Christ not the Christian is most important.  Here are quotes that resonated with me: While we still live in a messed-up world, hope is not something we can activate through spiritual activity or church associations. No, the core of the Christian faith is about objective hope that lives outside of our personal experiences and hearts. Objective hope is found in the miracle of the death and resurrection of Jesus. Here’s the good news: the mountaintop experiences of life aren’t normative. If everything in our lives of faith were a mountaintop, then nothing would be a mountaintop. Jesus does not require that we ascend up to him; he descends to us But on each step of the way faith must be grounded in who Jesus is and what he’s done...Not hope in what is i...

Getting Jesus Wrong by Matt Johnson is a great book about how the author's understanding of Jesus changed over the years.  What Johnson discovered was that he had created several false messiahs rather than seeing Jesus as He really is. The first part of the book looks at these false messiahs: Life Coach Jesus, Checklist Jesus, Movement Leader Jesus and Visionary Jesus.  Each one ultimately leads to pride (if you are accomplishing what Jesus requires) or despair (if you are failing what is asked of you). Through humor and real life stories, Johnson helps the reader understand how even though you attend church on a regular basis, you can still have an inaccurate understanding of Jesus.  The book does not come across as judgmental or pointing fingers because the author's honesty and vulnerability shows how he personally experienced each of these false messiahs in his own life.  The second part of the book looks to the antidote of pride and despair and these fa...